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Theodore Boone: The Activist

Theodore Boone 4

By John Grisham

Paperback

£8.99

John Grisham delivers high intensity legal drama for a new generation of readers in the fourth novel in his bestselling Theodore Boone series.

'Best book ever!' - 5-star reader review

Theodore Boone, young lawyer, has had a lot to deal with in his thirteen years, everything from kidnapping to murder. But he's come through it all and, with the law on his side, justice has always prevailed.

Sometimes, though, the law doesn't seem so just. His friend Hardie Quinn is about to have his family home bulldozed to make way for a bypass. Hardie is not the only one affected: other homes, businesses and schools lie in the path of the road. Theo has to tell his friend the bad news: for once, the law isn't on his side, and there's very little anyone can do to end the destruction.

Theo joins the campaign to stop the road. But when he stumbles on a terrible secret about the corrupt men behind the plan - a secret it is illegal for him to know - Theo must figure out how to keep the developers from breaking the law . . . without breaking it himself.

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What readers are saying about THEODORE BOONE: THE ACTIVIST

'Fantastic' - 5 stars

'Thoroughly enjoyable' - 5 stars

'This is the best book in the series, a gripping read from the first page to the last' - 5 stars

'Awesome' - 5 stars

'Wonderful' - 5 stars

Other details

ISBN:
9781444728958

Publication date:
27 Mar 2014

Page count:
320

Imprint:
Hodder Paperbacks

If you aspire to turn your children into lawyers who will keep you in your old age, John Grisham's Theodore Boone, his first novel for young people, might be for you. — Sunday Times

Nobody does legal fiction better. — Daily Express

Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist. — The New York Times

Gripping... I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery. I think everyone will be enthralled by Theodore Boone. — Scholastic News

A master of his craft. — The Guardian

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